Device for use in carrying golf clubs



A. J. ROBB DEVICE FOR USE IN CARRYING GOLF CLUBS Filed March s, 1958 May19, 1959 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 A Home y 19, 5 A. J. ROBE 2,887,137

DEVICE FOR USE IN CARRYING GOLF CLUBS Filed March 3, 1958 r l 2Sheets-Sheet 2 l Inventor 292 I W /2 /5 Attorney United States PatentOClaims priority, application Great Britain December 17, 1957 4 Claims.Cl. 150-15 This invention provides a new and improved device for use incarrying golf clubs, which enables the clubs to be removably supportedat will in a nearly upright position thereby to prevent the playerhaving to bend or stoop when selecting any one of the clubs for playinga shot or returning it to the device afterwards.

Essentially the device of the invention comprises a stick, and on thestick a disc (or equivalent) having a' number of open slots, withrestricted mouths, each adapted to embrace the tapered grip of a golfclub suspended therein.

The arrangement is such that when the end of the I stick remote from thedisc is brought into contact with the ground any two of the clubsengaged in the slots of the disc can be splayed outwardly to form atripod along with the stick, the remaining clubs then being suspended ina nearly upright position so that any one of them can be selected forplaying a shot and removed by slightly lifting it and then withdrawingit through the open restricted mouth of the pertaining slot--thiswithout the necessity for the player having to bend or lstoop. Afterreplacing the selected club in the slot of the disc from which it wastaken, again without bending or stooping, the stick can be picked up byits upper end whereby the shafts of all .of the now suspended clubsswing automatically into substantial parallelism with the stick and .canbe gripped in the hand as a r bundle for easy carryingto the locus forthe. next shot to be played.

Preferably means are provided for removably supporting the disc on thestick so that it can be adjusted lengthwise of the stick to suitdifferent sets of clubs.

Removability of the disc is desirable to enable the dea vice, or atleast the stick thereof, to be accommodated in the usual golf bag whennot required for use.

Alternatively the disc may be hinged in any suitable manner on the stickso that it can be folded parallel to the stick in order that the devicemay be packed for transport in the usual golf bag.

The stick may be made of wood or metal, preferably tubular forlightness; the disc may be of'metal or plastic or any other materialcoloured as desired.

The device of the invention provides a light-weight carrier complete initself for any number of clubs from three to six or even more, and itwill be found particularly suitable when it is desired to practice withonly a few clubs or to play a round of golf using only an average numberof clubs, in that it eliminates the carrying of a heavier bag or thewheeling of a trolly under these conditions.

The invention will be fully understood from the foregoing, and thefurther description that follows with reference to the accompanyingdrawings whereon some embodiments are shown merely by way ofnon-limiting example.

Fig. l is an elevation of the device with three suspended clubs readyfor carrying as a bundle.

Fig. 2 is a corresponding elevation showing two of the .PatentedMay 19,

2 clubs splayed outwardly and resting on the ground, to form along withthe device a self-supporting tripod.

Fig. 3, 4 and 5 show, in detail, one means of attach ing theopen-slotting disc to the stick of the device, Fig. 3 being an elevationFig. 4 a cross-section, and Fig. 5 a plan partly in section.

Figs. 6 to 10 show a hinged means of attachment of the disc, Fig. 6being an elevation with the disc folded parallel to the stick, Fig. 7 acorresponding fragmentary view, Fig. 8 a view at right angles to Fig. 6,Fig. 9a fragmentary view on a larger scale correspondingv to Fig. 8 andpartly in section, and Fig. 10 a section on line XX of Fig. 7.

As appears clearly from Figs. 1 and 2 the device corn.- prises a stickLand on the stick a disc 2 having a number of open slots 3, withrestricted mouths 3a, each adapted to embrace the tapered grip of a golfclub suspended therein. 'For the purpose of illustrationfthree golfclubs marked A, B, C are shown supported by the disc, but any additionalnumber up to the total number of open slots 3 may be so supported. Forthe sake of lightness the stick 1 is. preferably made of tubular metal'2 of the device-is as follows: while holding the stick 1 uprightwith'one hand, preferably with the ridge 15 of the grip 1a away fromthe. body, the club shafts are inserted through the restricted mouths3a. of threelof the slots '3, preferably those onthe side of the stickopposite to said ridge, and are 'then allowed to drop by gravity untiltheir tapered grips are embraced by the side walls of the engaged slotswhen the clubs are suspended clos to the stick as shown by Fig. 1.

The assemblycan then be-grasped as a bundle, about midway of its length,by the other hand and easily car ried from place to place. I

In order to play "a shot the stick 1 is held by its upper grip 1a andits lower end is brought into engagement with the ground, whereafter theshafts of two of the suspended clubs, for instance the clubs .A .andC,..are splayed outwardly to make a supporting tripod as shown in Fig.2. The particular club viz., the club B, required for the shot is nowlifted and removed from the disc 2; after the shot has been played, theclub is replaced, whereupon the device together with the clubs can belifted by the grip 1a of the stick and the assembly can be carried inthe manner stated above. At no time is the player required to stoop orbend to lay down or pick up the clubs.

Obviously if for playing a shot either of the clubs A, C was requiredthe tripod would be made with the other two clubs.

The illustrated disc 2 permits up to eight difierent clubs to besupported by the device. Should such a large number he carried a usefuladjunct will be found to be a sling supported from the users shoulder orfrom his waist to assist in taking the weight of the assembly of stickand clubs.

Another useful adjunct is the removable rainproof hood a shown in Figs.1 and 2 for use in wet weather. This has a hole enabling it to beslipped over the grip 1a of the stick in order to keep the grips of theclubs dry. The applied hood can be wrapped round the assembly, whenrequired, and fastened after the fashion of a rolled umbrella.

The means by which the disc 2 seen :in Figs. 1 and 2 is removablyattached to the stick 1 is more clearly illustrated by Figs. 3, 4 and 5from which can be seen that there are two collars 4, 5 adjustablelengthwise of the stick (to suit ladies or gentlemens clubs) and lockedin the required positions by pinching screws 6,v 7 so as to leavebetween them a gap for the insertion of the disc in which one of theslots has an inward radial portion 3b to be engaged by a locating block8 screwed to one of the collars by a screw 9. A plunger 10 slidablymounted in the collar 4 is adapted to engage a keyhole extension 30 ofsaid slot portion 312. This plunger is urged to locking engagement withthe extension 3c when the disc is in place by a spring 11 located in ahole in the collar 5, but [can be depressed to free the disc for removalwhenever required.

In the modification illustrated by Figs. 6 to 10 the disc is removablyattached to the stick 1 and is also capable of being folded parallel tothe stick. The stick has a cross pin 12 whereon are hinged thebifurcated limbs of a member 13 presenting channel-shaped guides 14, 14,friction washers 15, 15 being inserted between this member and the stick(Fig. 10). As before, one of the slots 3 of the disc 2 has an inwardextension 3b, but the under-side of the disc is equipped with a channelshaped slide 16 to co-act, with a slight wedging action, with the guides14, 14 of the member 13. The disc can readily he slid into or fromengagement with the member 13, and when engaged therewith it can beturned with the member either to an inoperative position shown in fulllines or to the operative position normal to the stick shown in dottedlines in Fig. 8.

I claim:

1. A device for use in carrying golf clubs with tapered grips and forsupporting such golf clubs tripod-fashion while playing a shot, saiddevice comprising a stick, and a disc-like member on the stick proximateone end thereof, said member having a plurality of open slots forembracing the tapered grips of golf clubs suspended therein, each ofsaid slots being made less in width than the maximum cross-dimension ofthe tapered grip of a club and each of said slots presenting a fixedlyrestricted open mouth, whereby a club suspended in any of said slots ispositively retained therein during swinging movement away from thestick.

2. A device for use in carrying golf clubs with tapered grips and forsupporting such golf clubs tripod-fashion while playing a shot, saiddevice comprising a stick, a disc-like member, and means removablysecuring said member on the stick proximate one end thereof, said memberhaving a plurality of open slots for embracing the tapered grips of golfclubs suspended therein, each of said slots being made less in widththan the maximum cross-dimension of the tapered grip of a club and eachof said slots presenting a fixedly restricted open mouth, whereby a clubsuspended in any of said slots is positively retained therein duringswinging movement away from the stick.

3. A device for use in carrying golf clubs with tapered grips and forsupporting such golf clubs tripod-fashion while playing a shot, saiddevice comprising a stick, a disc-like member, and means securing saidmember on the stick in various positions lengthwise thereof, said memberhaving a plurality of open slots for embracing the tapered grips of golfclubs suspended therein, each of said slots being made less in widththan the maximum cross-dimension of the tapered grip of a club and eachof said slots presenting a fixedly restricted open mouth, whereby a clubsuspended in any of said slots is positively retained therein duringswinging movement away from the stick.

4. A device for use in carrying golf clubs with tapered grips and forsupporting suchgolf clubs tripod-fashion while playing a shot, saiddevice comprising a stick, a disc-like member, and means hinging saidmember on the stick permitting it to be positioned parallel to the stickor normal thereto, said member having a plurality of open slots forembracing the tapered grips of golf clubs suspended therein, each ofsaid slots being made less in width than the maximum cross-dimension ofthe tapered grip of a club and each of said slots presenting a fixedlyrestricted open mouth, whereby a club suspended in any of said slots ispositively retained therein during swinging movement away from thestick.

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